ensample

noun Archaic.

Origin:
1200–50; Middle English < Old French, variant (en- en- replacing es-) of essample < Old French < Latin exemplum example

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ensample (ɛnˈsɑːmp^əl)

—n
	an archaic word for example

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Word Origin & History

ensample

"precedent," c.1300, variant of asaumple, from O.Fr. essample "example" (see example). The survival of this variant form is due to its use in N.T. in K.J.V.

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